(KLZA)-- The Falls City School Board met August 12. School will begin with an enrollment of 817 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. That is a decrease of five students from the 2023-24 start to the school year.

The largest class is 1st Grade with 70 students and the smallest classes are Kindergarten, 6th and 7th grades with 51 students each.

There will be 15 new staff members beginning the new school year.

Susan Johnson, Director of Sixpence and the Child Care Parternship provided the annual Continuous Quality Improvement reports for both prgrams. Sixpence is the program dedicated to providing high-quality early childhood services, and the Child Care Parternship focuses on building effective collaborations and supporting child care providers.

The annual reports for both are now available at the FCPS Sixpence and CCP websites for public review.

During the meeting the Board approved the UNL Extension Assistant Funding commitment of $9,716 which amounts to 12% of the salary.

The Annual Planning Workshop is scheduled for September 25 at 6:00 p.m.